issue of Convention amendment under discussion in working group throughout 2001; 27/28 Sep. 2001 JHA Council agreed on priority issues for amendment of Convention; 28 Feb. 2002 JHA Council discussed proposal; issues of joint teams and requests to Member States agreed by JHA Council, 25/26 April 2002; adopted as 'A' point, JHA Council, 28/29 Nov. 2002: Protocol

Entry into force

March 2004 European Council called for ratification by Dec. 2004; needs ratification by all of the first 15 Member States to enter into force

Status to date

entered into force 3 April 2007 in the first 25 Member States, after the final ratification by Portugal in Jan. 2007; entered into force in RomaniaBulgaria, 1 August 2007; repealed by Europol Decision as from 1 Jan. 2010 and